7th Circuit Court of Appeals

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of claims against several Indiana state and county officials,
finding that most of the claims failed due to the immunity provided to government employees in the scope of their employment.

Collegiate athletes cannot be considered university employees and, thus, are not eligible for minimum wage pay, the 7th Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled Monday, affirming a district court decision that dismissed a lawsuit brought against the NCAA.

Despite improper statements made by the government during closing arguments of a trial, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed
the defendant’s murder and racketeering convictions, writing that the statements constituted harmless error.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a convicted murderer’s appeal arguing that the waiver of his right to
appeal should be ignored because his sentence was outside statutory requirements, calling the man’s argument “undesirable”
and “nonsensical.”

A Wisconsin prison inmate whose case was featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" will stay behind bars
while state attorneys appeal a decision overturning his conviction, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled Thursday.

With Republicans set to control the White House, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the fate of Indiana’s judicial
nominees to the federal bench is even more uncertain, but one court-watcher believes Winfield Ong might be confirmed.

A man convicted of attempted robbery in Indiana federal court will be resentenced after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found
Tuesday that the jury failed to find that the defendant had actually aided and abetted the brandishing of firearms during
the robbery.

The state of Indiana is asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to review the $31 million jury verdict awarded to a Pulaski
County family after they sued Department of Child Services workers and others for the wrongful removal of their children and
prosecution of the parents.

A jury correctly ruled against an employee of the railroad company CSX Transportation Inc. who sued his employer after an
on-the-job accident that resulted in severe back pain, citing evidence that proved the pain existed before the accident, the
7th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday.

The state of Indiana is appealing a federal court ruling that a deaf Indianapolis man was discriminated against when he was
denied an interpreter for a court-ordered mediation session in his child custody case.

Gov. Mike Pence’s fight to keep Syrian refugees out of Indiana may continue — as his term is expiring, he hasn’t said whether
he will appeal federal court rulings that his position is discriminatory. Nevertheless, the candidates vying to succeed him
as governor oppose the stance he’s unsuccessfully fought for.

A judge’s ruling denying class-action certification for a group of people held in the Marion County Jail, sometimes
for days after posting bond, has been challenged at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees slowed to a halt this election year, a common political occurrence
for the final months of divided government with a Democratic president and a Republican-controlled Senate. But more than 90
vacancies in the federal judiciary are taking a toll on judges, the courts and Americans seeking recourse.

With the U.S. Senate adjourned until after the presidential election and the chances for judicial confirmations dwindling,
an article just published by a Virginia law professor calls for former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Myra Selby to be appointed
to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a former Bloomington city employee’s argument that his restitution debt
should be deferred to his release from prison because he is limited to paying only 10 percent of his income toward that debt
each month.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an undisputed diagnosis of schizophrenia should be considered a “severe
impairment,” an opinion that will allow an Indiana man to have another chance to receive disability insurance benefits
after he was forced to quit his job because of his mental illness.

Calling Gov. Mike Pence’s objection to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Indiana because they may pose a terrorism
threat “nightmare speculation,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday rejected the governor’s appeal of
rulings blocking his bid to withhold federal funding to an agency assisting war victims.